Airbus May Finally Crack Ryanair as O'Leary Touts Order Prospect
- LaudaMotion investment means carrier has its first A320 planes
- Fleet now big enough to make economies of scale less pressing
Ryanair CEO O'Leary Has No Doubt Fares Will Rise
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Airbus SE may end up with a significant new customer as Ryanair Holdings Plc looks to beef up a newly acquired unit that uses planes from the European manufacturer.
Ryanair, which previously operated only Boeing Co. aircraft, will expand the fleet at Austria’s LaudaMotion to many as 50 Airbus A320s over four years and the narrow-body model could eventually account for 20 percent of the group’s overall roster, Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary said in an interview Monday. That might amount to more than 100 jets.